Beauty Peagent's Wight loss Story
Manasvi Jaitly dreamt of being Miss India. And that dream did come true, partially. Her story-I was a semi-finalist in 2012 and was crowned Miss North India 2011 and May Queen 2010. I am a model and an anchor. I love the lights, camera and all the glitter that comes with my field. I simply love it here!
I must have been born beautiful, right? Well you're wrong!
I spent all my growing years being obese. A laughing stock at school, I weighed more than 80 kgs. My weight made me a different person. I withdrew from everything and everyone. I spent all my time indoors, when others of my age were enjoying partying and playing outdoor sports. My confidence went for a dip and I became a complete introvert. My father often motivated me to lose weight and lured me with incentives, but I had decided in my mind that I would die fat. Losing weight seemed impossible. Things didn't change in college either, and I ended up bunking most of my classes because I was so ashamed of myself.
And then the change happened. I passed out of college in 2010. Because of low grades and low confidence I didn't really get a good job and that was when I had lots of free time at hand. From somewhere, I still don't know how, I got the motivation to lose weight.
I come from a middle class family. Spending on gyms and expensive diets was not an option for me, especially because I didn't know if I would follow the routine. And so I started out on my own. I started by dancing for 45 minutes every day. I used to just shut my room, put on some peppy music and dance my heart out. Not only did it make me sweat; I love music and dancing, so it just relieved me of all my tensions. Soon it became a necessity. I just had to do it everyday in order to feel good. In addition to this I cut down on all the fatty stuff -- basics like junk, colas, chocolates, rice. We all know about them, don't we? I am a pure vegetarian, so I stuck to poha, besan ka puda, chila or a brown bread sandwich for breakfast. Lunch would be lots and lots of fruits or salad. Around 4 pm I would eat two rotis, dal and sabzi. I avoided oily and fattening sabzis like arbi and bhindi. In the evenings I took coffee and an early salad.
Once my body had adjusted itself to the dance routine, it was time for some add on. I surfed through YouTube for all the possible exercise videos. I did my research and selected the best videos targeting different areas -- exercise for the arms, hips, belly fat etc. Slowly I progressed to 30 minutes of dance + 30 minutes of YouTube exercises. I then joined a local gym and did basics like using the treadmill and 1-2 kg weights for my arms.
I started sometime in April 2010 and by the end of the year I weighed 60 kgs. That is when I took part in May Queen. Despite being a little on the heavier side, I won due to my other qualities. And then there was no looking back. My confidence was back, I looked radiant and I discovered qualities about myself that I had never known before.
When I took part in Miss India, I came down to 52 kgs. The last five kgs took a lot of time and effort. I used to do my YouTube exercises for around 45 minutes and basic gymming for half an hour and followed the same diet. My initial weight loss was very quick. The last five kgs took more than two months.
After my pageant was over, I almost stopped exercising and gave up my diet for a good six months. During those six months I gained seven to eight kgs once again. But I am not complaining -- I indulged myself completely for those six months. I lazed around and ate to my heart's content and even after that I was 60 kgs, which isn't bad at all.
I now plan to slowly get back to the healthy routine before it's too late.
Suggestion: I never took the help of a trainer during my weight loss plan. I did lose weight and due to the YouTube exercises I even managed to tone myself a little. Very little.
But I suggest if you're looking for a toned body, you must consult a trainer. If not initially, definitely sometime after you've lost the excess. Reference: rediff.com
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I must have been born beautiful, right? Well you're wrong!
I spent all my growing years being obese. A laughing stock at school, I weighed more than 80 kgs. My weight made me a different person. I withdrew from everything and everyone. I spent all my time indoors, when others of my age were enjoying partying and playing outdoor sports. My confidence went for a dip and I became a complete introvert. My father often motivated me to lose weight and lured me with incentives, but I had decided in my mind that I would die fat. Losing weight seemed impossible. Things didn't change in college either, and I ended up bunking most of my classes because I was so ashamed of myself.
And then the change happened. I passed out of college in 2010. Because of low grades and low confidence I didn't really get a good job and that was when I had lots of free time at hand. From somewhere, I still don't know how, I got the motivation to lose weight.
I come from a middle class family. Spending on gyms and expensive diets was not an option for me, especially because I didn't know if I would follow the routine. And so I started out on my own. I started by dancing for 45 minutes every day. I used to just shut my room, put on some peppy music and dance my heart out. Not only did it make me sweat; I love music and dancing, so it just relieved me of all my tensions. Soon it became a necessity. I just had to do it everyday in order to feel good. In addition to this I cut down on all the fatty stuff -- basics like junk, colas, chocolates, rice. We all know about them, don't we? I am a pure vegetarian, so I stuck to poha, besan ka puda, chila or a brown bread sandwich for breakfast. Lunch would be lots and lots of fruits or salad. Around 4 pm I would eat two rotis, dal and sabzi. I avoided oily and fattening sabzis like arbi and bhindi. In the evenings I took coffee and an early salad.
Once my body had adjusted itself to the dance routine, it was time for some add on. I surfed through YouTube for all the possible exercise videos. I did my research and selected the best videos targeting different areas -- exercise for the arms, hips, belly fat etc. Slowly I progressed to 30 minutes of dance + 30 minutes of YouTube exercises. I then joined a local gym and did basics like using the treadmill and 1-2 kg weights for my arms.
I started sometime in April 2010 and by the end of the year I weighed 60 kgs. That is when I took part in May Queen. Despite being a little on the heavier side, I won due to my other qualities. And then there was no looking back. My confidence was back, I looked radiant and I discovered qualities about myself that I had never known before.
When I took part in Miss India, I came down to 52 kgs. The last five kgs took a lot of time and effort. I used to do my YouTube exercises for around 45 minutes and basic gymming for half an hour and followed the same diet. My initial weight loss was very quick. The last five kgs took more than two months.
After my pageant was over, I almost stopped exercising and gave up my diet for a good six months. During those six months I gained seven to eight kgs once again. But I am not complaining -- I indulged myself completely for those six months. I lazed around and ate to my heart's content and even after that I was 60 kgs, which isn't bad at all.
I now plan to slowly get back to the healthy routine before it's too late.
Suggestion: I never took the help of a trainer during my weight loss plan. I did lose weight and due to the YouTube exercises I even managed to tone myself a little. Very little.
But I suggest if you're looking for a toned body, you must consult a trainer. If not initially, definitely sometime after you've lost the excess. Reference: rediff.com
